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When Tia reluctantly agrees to look after Bindu, her peevish, grumpy granddaughter, during half term, the last thing that she expects is to spend the week unravelling the theft of a seventeenth century painting Head of a Girl, 'Hedova'. Hoping to start a new and more exciting life, Robert sets himself up as an art thief. His first target? A picture from the Whitler Gallery, where Tia and her recently widowed colleague Douglas work. Follow Douglas and Tia, an unlikely detective duo, as they investigate the theft and race frantically across the city to prevent the painting from being destroyed. Can Robert prove that he's got what it takes to embark on a life of crime? And can Tia and Douglas save Hedova?What's Going on at The Whitler? is a gentle detective story with elements of humour and fantasy, all punctuated by commentary from a Greek chorus of talking portraits for a unique twist.

Ireland 1735. Thirteen-year-old William Baxter has a grandmother with peculiar powers - so peculiar he believes she must be a witch. Taking this secret with him, he reluctantly sails with his family to the New World and the promise of a better life.

The latest episode in the life of Natalie Klein, about whom Eleanor Berry has frequently written - this time her love for, and obsession with, one of her many psychiatrists. This tale takes us through the doors of Harley Street and beyond.

Rantings of the Loon Pant King is a flippant, irreverent and tongue-in-cheek account of Tex Austin's adventures touring with various 1960s Beat Groups and Mod Bands.

In London's Newgate prison, Elizabeth Sawyer, the mother of eleven children, lies shackled in her cell. Denounced as a witch by her woodland neighbours and condemned to death by the court, Elizabeth has one last chance to make her peace with this world. By way of confession, she tells the prison chaplain three stories about her life.

The storyline will appeal to a Young Adult readership. A unique blend of gothic horror and action thriller as the cast unravel the mystery of the missing children, learning the deadly game of Vampires and Victims to protect themselves and rescue those abducted.Inspired by the author''s childhood playing Vampires and Victims in the old docks area of Liverpool.

Emerging from a troubled childhood and turbulent adolescence, John Denby returns in the Far, Far the Mountain Peak series as an adult; still finding his place in the world as he continues to hide his sexuality and embarks on his career as a teacher.

Sir Bob Scott looks back on an unusual life with several careers. A single theme through it all has been getting things off the ground. There has been both success and failure.

Yeti (male 28) seeks mate. Can be seen Christmas/Easter roaming Ben Nevis, Snowdon some weekends in between. Migrates to Alps around June. Very friendly, generally harmless, except on ski slopes. Very safe experienced motorcyclist Britain and abroad - would get sidecar if nagged. Please write. . .

Britain's Prime Minister, Nigeria's military dictator, the UN Secretary General, the Americans, and Sierra Leone's exiled President are on a joint mission 'to save democracy' in diamond-rich Sierra Leone. Each with their own parallel agenda to overturn a coup d'etat.

All is not well in Great Britain. In an anthropomorphic version of the United Kingdom, the past is brought to the present when an entrepreneur discovers a long-lost monolith. It can grant him the power to call upon spirits to aid him in a diabolical scheme.

Joanna is approaching the end of her forties and the empty nest syndrome looms. She consoles herself with gin and chocolate, realising that apart from raising her son Jack, she has achieved absolutely nothing.

Kristina Jenica Miles is 1 in 8. She unexpectedly joined the club of millions of women warriors who are silently battling the lonely and terrifying journey of infertility. Kristina, like her fellow warriors, has tried just about everything she can to get pregnant... including eating a pigeon.

When George is faced with Burhampton‿s right-wing mafia, the Spatchcockers, and their campaign to close The Golden Tandoori, he knows he can‿t act alone. With the help of a Zorro fancy dress costume, he brings to life Fairness Man: a superhero on a mission for social justice. Together they go on an adventure where they grapple with corporate coffee giants, homelessness, council bureaucracy, global warming and religion, as their family look on dismayed. Will George and Fairness Man thwart the Spatchcockers' plans? Will they reconstruct society through a grassroots movement that marries socialism, performance art and mindfulness into a new ethos for all?George Barry: Lost in Burhampton is a satirical, laugh out loud, roller coaster romp. It has been compared to the writing of Tom Sharpe, PG Wodehouse and John Kennedy Toole. It is a comedy for our times.

When a massive storm causes a low-flying Cessna to crash in the woods on his sheep farm, it proves a catalyst for Kent Evans and his little daughter, Rachel.

David doesn't really mind being different but by the end of summer when the boys get involved in an adventure which they are never likely to forget, he realises he possesses a special talent which proves to be invaluable...

It's the end of the seventeenth century. Alix is a middle-class French girl, due to marry a nobleman. Vivien is a rebellious 'poor' girl from Delaware. Both have been dealt a bad hand in life. When unexpected events steer them away from the destiny chosen from them, their paths cross when they are swept away to join the crew of a pirate ship named for its figurehead, a Mermaid preparing for war with a sword in one hand and a knife in the other.Finding themselves in the middle of a quest for vengeance, can Alix and Vivien ever find peace?Together they will discover adventure, love and pain. Together they will discover their inner strength. Together, they will become Mermaids.

Tells the story of two boys on either side of World War II, their journey in dealing with the murder they witnessed and how it affected the rest of their lives.Features characters and events from history, such as Fritz Bauer, the leading prosecutor of ex-Nazi war criminals.Explores the many aspects of German society, including the terrible limitations of the German Penal Code in prosecuting ex-Nazis.Written by an author who has previously published highly-rated historical novels.